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'No courtroom for 50 million minor cases', says Piyush Goyal; urges closure after Jan Vishwas Amendment BillIndia is tackling its overloaded courts by decriminalizing minor offenses. The Jan Vishwas Bill aims to clear millions of pending cases. Th...04 Apr, 2026, 02.49 PM IST- No jail for honking or smoking in metro: How Jan Vishwas Bill 2026 ends imprisonment for everyday violationsThe Jan Vishwas Bill has been passed by the Lok Sabha. This legislation aims to decriminalize minor offenses across many central laws. It r...04 Apr, 2026, 02.41 PM IST
- Rajya Sabha clears Jan Vishwas BillThe Rajya Sabha has approved the Jan Vishwas Bill. This legislation amends 784 provisions across 79 central Acts. It decriminalises 717 pro...03 Apr, 2026, 12.32 AM IST
- Parliament passes Jan Vishwas Amendment BillParliament has passed the Jan Vishwas Bill. This legislation amends 784 provisions across 79 central laws. Minor offenses are being decrimi...02 Apr, 2026, 06.59 PM IST
- Lok Sabha passes Jan Vishwas amendment billThe Lok Sabha has approved the Jan Vishwas Bill. This legislation aims to simplify business and daily life by decriminalising minor offence...01 Apr, 2026, 07.22 PM IST
- 'Reform or risk?' Jan Vishwas bill 2.0 triggers political face-off in Lok SabhaLok Sabha witnessed a debate on the Jan Vishwas bill. The ruling BJP highlighted its role in decriminalising minor offences for ease of bus...01 Apr, 2026, 05.05 PM IST
- Jan Vishwas 2.0: Govt moves to decriminalise 717 provisions, boost ease of doing businessThe government introduced the Jan Vishwas Bill in Lok Sabha to decriminalize 717 provisions across 79 Acts, aiming to boost ease of doing b...28 Mar, 2026, 12.06 AM IST
- Govt introduces Jan Vishwas amendment bill in Lok SabhaA new bill, the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2026, has been introduced in the Lok Sabha. This legislation aims to decriminal...27 Mar, 2026, 03.20 PM IST
- Assam tables bill to decriminalise labour lawThe Minimum Wages (Assam Amendment) Bill, 2022, seeks to amend the Minimum Wages Act, 1948. It proposes to bring amendment to penalties for...21 Dec, 2022, 12.30 AM IST
- DPIIT working on law to decriminalise different provisions related to minor offencesCiting some examples, the official said at present there are jail terms for small offences like not doing whitewash in washroom and canteen...18 Sep, 2022, 04.55 PM IST
- Law to 'decriminalise' provisions across ministries for ease of businessDecriminalising of provisions under the Indian Telegraph Act, Indian Wireless Telegraphy Act, Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act...11 Aug, 2022, 12.32 AM IST
- Decriminalisation of minor offences welcome step, say legal expertsIn June 2020, the Finance Ministry had proposed to decriminalise a host of minor offences, including those relating to cheque bounce and re...07 Apr, 2022, 07.37 PM IST
- Decriminalising bounced cheques will nullify their sanctity, says CAIT to Fin MinIn a letter to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, the Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) said the country's business community has...20 Jul, 2020, 09.21 PM IST
- Government plans to decriminalise compoundable offences under LLP ActIn a public draft on Friday, the MCA listed 20 sections of the LLP Act, ranging from registration or change of designated partners to maint...19 Jun, 2020, 11.48 PM IST
- Finmin proposes to decriminalize host of minor offences under 19 legislationsThe Finance Ministry has proposed to decriminalise a host of minor offences, including those relating to cheque bounce and repayment of loa...10 Jun, 2020, 05.11 PM IST
- Some financial offences like bouncing of cheques may be decriminalised“Criminalising procedural lapses and minor non-compliances increases burden on businesses and it is essential that one should re-look at pr...10 Jun, 2020, 04.53 PM IST
- Government approves more amendments to companies lawAs many as 72 changes to the Companies Act 2013 have been approved by the Cabinet. Briefing reporters, Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala S...04 Mar, 2020, 03.55 PM IST
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